diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/common/constants.ts b/packages/insomnia-app/app/common/constants.ts
index b6ff07462f..78b02670da 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/common/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/common/constants.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export enum UpdateURL {
 }
 
 // API
-export const API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.insomnia.rest';
+export const getApiBaseURL = () => process.env.INSOMNIA_API_URL || 'https://api.insomnia.rest';
 
 // SYNC
 export const DEFAULT_BRANCH_NAME = 'master';
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/redux/modules/index.ts b/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/redux/modules/index.ts
index ca6f2bb09c..673f0a4b8a 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/redux/modules/index.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/redux/modules/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { bindActionCreators, combineReducers, Store } from 'redux';
 
 import * as fetch from '../../../account/fetch';
 import { isLoggedIn, onLoginLogout } from '../../../account/session';
-import { API_BASE_URL, getClientString } from '../../../common/constants';
+import { getApiBaseURL, getClientString } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { database as db } from '../../../common/database';
 import configureStore from '../create';
 import * as entities from './entities';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function init(): Promise<Store> {
     loginStateChange(loggedIn);
   });
   // Bind to fetch commands
-  fetch.setup(getClientString(), API_BASE_URL);
+  fetch.setup(getClientString(), getApiBaseURL());
   fetch.onCommand(newCommand);
 
   for (const action of global.init()) {